The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-26
Washington County.
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pied the desk at the Methodist church Sun
day afternoon, in exchange with the pas
tor Rev. A. NJ Wheeler. - 1t is now
Wheeler & Ketchum at the grocery store,
Elmer Ketchum having bought half
interest in the store. 80 L. NJ. Averill
has finished some rooms in his new block
and those are already occupied. - Mrs.
Homer Fits is quite ILL., DIR. James of
Waterbury was called in last week as coun-
sci with some of our doctors here. -
The village meeting, under the village
charter, was held last week Tuesday even
were elected: Moderator, George w. Til
den; clerk, w. A. Perry; Bailiffs, j. II.
Jackson, A. E. Field, p. G.. Camp, E. l..
Smith and A. F. Dodge; chief engineer, F.
I. Cutler; first assistant, George J. Rey-
nolds; second assistant, e. A. Wilkinson ;
third assistant, Heber Thwing; fourth as
sistant, John Mowcroft; auditors, f. B.
Wood, o. j. Howes and H. f. Packer
street commissioners, O. j. Howes, T. O.
Parker and G. N. Benedict. The chair
then appointed, as a committee on bylaws,
f. w. Bsbee, 0. b. Royce, l.. f. Aldrich
II. f. Packer and B. w. Braley. The meet
ing was then adjourned to Saturday, Feb
ruary 9TH, at one o'clock p. NJ, at which time
it is expected that the committee on bylaws
will be ready to report, and other necessary
business will be transacted. - Profess
sor Henry Priest and wife of Canton, n. Y,
calls on friends here. ~ w. c. Jones
has bought the bakery business of j. w.
Payne and took possession of the same last
Saturday. - John Trow had another
carload of Western horses arrive last Mon
day noon, which he took up to his farm.
- The one hundred twenty-eighth ami
versary of Robert Burns will be celebrated
under the auspices of Clan Gordon at
the Opera-house next Saturday evening.
The exercises will consist of an grafton, ad =
dresses, recitations and singing, mostly by
local talent, We predict a full house. -
We think we are yet up or ahead on cold
weather. Our people had begun to lose cour-
age as reports from other towns came in,
but last week Wednesday our citizens came
out smiling when the. found that the ther-
mometer registered fifty degrees below zero.
- Aunt Lucy Wood celebrated her one
hundred first birthday Sunday, January
l6 She is in her usual good health and
bids fair to pass still other birthdays. -
Mine Host " Blanchard of the Park House
gave his opening ball last Thursday night
in honor of his new hall, recently completed.
A large party were present-Some siXty-tive
couples dancing till the "wee sma' hours -
of the morning. - A council of the
order of The United Friends " consisting
of siXty-four members-ladies and gentle
men-was instituted here recently by O. NJ.
Shedd, Imperial Recorder of Poughkeepsie,
New York.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
Mr. IRA PRIEST of Tufts Divinity School
made a short visit at the seminary last
week. - George Putnam of Fabyans,
n. H.. is visiting f. E. Kimball. - The
usual reception was held Friday evening,
where "A fine time was enjoyed - A
party of students spent Saturday evening
at Miss Mary Templeton' - A few
students tried, for the first time, the " to-
boggan shoot at Montpelier Saturday Al
ter the dreaded first time they were very
anxious for another trip. Much interest is
manifested by those who tried il. They
live in hopes for more. - The seniors
are at work on their oratiOns and essays.
East Calais.
AT the meeting held last Wednesday
evening by the members of the old Thespan
dramatic club, it was decided that the club
keep up its organization and that the money
in the treasury be deposited in the bank for
the present, and committee was chosen to
take charge of the stage properties. G. III.
Burnap was elected president, |. M. Pearce,
secretary; c. r. Dwinell, treasurer; II. f.
Burnap, assistant treasurer; G. II. Dwinell
and |. M. Pearce, committee 10 take charge
of stage properties - Notwithstanding
the heavy fall of snow on Friday, the l4th,
large company was in attendance at the
| masquerade promenade, fully half Of whom
We're masked. Among so many pretty cos
tunes it was hard for the committee to de-
! clue, DuJ tne prize Tor tne pretUeSt was
| finally divided between Misses Gertrude
Hammond and Ada Nye. Miss Nora White
carried off the prize for the most laughable
in her personitication of Aunt Dinah."
The characters were all well sustained and
| the DISCUSSES so perfect that but few were
! found out, thus creating lots of fun when
the time came to unmask. About @22 were
cleared from the entertainment, which will
go to buy books for the circulating library,
- " Uncle " Abbott is quite feeble and
is expected to live but a short time.
- John Bancroft has had a severe at
tack of neuralgia, but is little better.
- Eddie George returned from Boston
last week, driving the entire distance with a
horse and buggy.
Marshfield.
| GEORGE WHITEHILL, the man reported
| dead, says he is not dead and has not been.
- Fred and Carl Clark assisted the
band at the rink Saturday night. - Levi
Benton and wife were in Barre over Sun
day with their daughter, Mrs. w. Town
- Ira III. Edison has moved back from
Barre. - Mrs. West is on the sick list
She is stopping with her daughter, Mrs. d.
r. Loveland. - Presiding Elder Sher-
burn preached here last Saturday night and
Sunday morning. - The skating rink
will be open next Saturday night. The
Marshfield band will furnish music. -
Quite number of our people attended the
oyster supper at Cabot last week. -
Rev. r.. ID. Metcalf of West Dover gave q
temperance lecture Tuesday night at the
Methodist church. - Will Wells and
wife are visiting his father, Rev &. l.. Wells
MiddleseX.
GILBERT T. MILES, a former resident OF
this town and for many years a resident of
Lake Park, Mimi, has returned TO his ma
tive town to reside. His marriage to Mrs
Arlette Holden, widow of the late Charles
b. Holden, took place the 18th. Their
many friends offer congratulations. -
The Moretown dramatic club are to give an
entertainment at Hudson's hall Friday
evening of this week, presenting the popu-
lar drama, Under the Laurels," with a
strong cast of characters. The entertain
ment will conclude with the farce, Bor-
rowing Trouble"
Moretown.
FRANK ATKINS has moved to the village
! from Duxbury. = Mrs. Fred Stevens q